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ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER

If you think you're the only one without a date on Friday night,
think again. More than 1 in 10 Americans (12 percent) spend Friday
nights all alone, according to American Demographics'
analysis of data from New York City-based Simmons Market Research.
And while widows and widowers may be four times as likely as the
average American to spend Friday night alone, never-married singles
actually account for the largest contingent of lonely-hearts club
members. Almost one-third (31 percent) of those who ring in the
weekend by themselves are single. Sadly, these folks aren't just
alone â€” many are also lonely. Those who say they spend their
Friday nights by themselves are 1.5 times more likely than those
who spend their Fridays in the company of others to say that they
feel â€œvery alone in the world.â€?

ONLY THE LONELY

Men who spend their Friday nights alone are more than twice as
likely as women to pass the time catching up on work. Women,
however, are twice as likely as men to have their nose buried in a
book.

PERCENT OF AMERICANS WHO DO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AT
HOME ALONE ON FRIDAYS BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 12 A.M., BY
GENDER:

MEN

WOMEN

Watch TV or a video

66%

76%

Sleep

53%

64%

Eat

16%

12%

Read a book

9%

18%

Go online

13%

10%

Do housework

5%

9%

Listen to the radio

9%

5%

Work

8%

3%

Go on the computer (not on the Internet)

7%

3%

* Numbers sum to more than 100 percent
because multiple answers were allowed.